Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic Salary in Indiana

Ranked #14 of 32 · IN

1.8% above U.S. average
Mean annual salary $52,600 ≈ $25/hr
Median annual salary $53,550
Employment 450

Salary Distribution (10th–90th percentile)

P10 $39,330P25 $48,960 Median $53,550P75 $57,910P90 $60,910

About 80% of forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastics in Indiana earn between $39,330 and $60,910. The blue band is the middle 50% (P25–P75); the dot marks the median.

Compared to the U.S.

Indiana
$52,600
U.S. average
$51,680

The mean forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic salary in Indiana is $52,600, about 1.8% above the U.S. average ($51,680). That works out to roughly $25/hr at 2,080 hours per year.

Metro Areas in Indiana

Metro areaMedianMeanEmployment
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN $57,740 $52,060 120
Columbus, IN $52,060 $52,110 140

← Back to all forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic states